Do you often feel like an outsider at family gatherings? Many people healing from family betrayal feel this way. They yearn to be surrounded by a family who sees them and loves them, just as they are. In this post, I will walk you through the first three steps to finding the people who will love your authentic self. Your Chosen Family.

Authenticity is a goal in itself, and a worthy one. Seeking to be more truly yourself regardless of who you are sitting next to at dinner will help you feel more solid, more centered, and more peaceful. How do you get there? Here are three simple steps you can use this season.

As finding an affordable therapist becomes increasingly difficult, learning how to heal ourselves with solo work and by leaning on our people becomes even more important. In this post, I will give you a brief introduction to Internal Family Systems and a beginner’s guide for how to do parts work on your own.

Often, a parent’s infidelity is not the cause of the emotional neglect, but rather a symptom of unhealthy family relationships that lead to children feeling emotionally neglected. In this post I will explain how a parent’s affair can be part of an overall pattern of emotional neglect in a family.

These experiences overlap in some ways, but there are important differences. Understanding them can help you name your experience more accurately, and take the right steps toward healing.

In this video I will help you understand the role of forgiveness in healing from emotional neglect, as the result of being raised by emotionally immature parents.

You deserve to have a life where spending time with your family doesn’t leave you drained for days. The key? Start by honoring your superpower.